1. Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital–Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
2. Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
3. Adult Infectious Disease Ward, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
4. Mahidol Oxford Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
5. Setthathirat Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
6. Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
7. Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland
8. Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland